AARP Tax-Aide seeks volunteers for 2010
AARP Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service is seeking volunteers for tax counseling, and to become leadership coordinators.
Each year from Feb. 1 through April 15, AARP Tax Aide volunteers prepare federal, state and local tax returns for low- and middle- income taxpayers, with special attention to those age 60 and older. Tax Aide is a program of the AARP Foundation, offered in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service. Last year over 33,000 Tax Aide volunteers helped more than two million taxpayers at over 7,000 sites across the nation.
Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome; you do not need to be an AARP member or retiree to volunteer. Volunteers for tax counseling receive free tax training in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service. Training begins in December. Leadership positions coordinate program delivery at sites at the local, state, or regional level, or manage specific program activities such as technology, training, administration or communications. Although tax training and certification is encouraged, it is not required for many leadership positions.
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers get a great deal of satisfaction from helping people deal with the challenges of preparing their tax forms. If you want to help yourself and others, this is the program for you. It is the only volunteer opportunity where the one on one contact with clients and their pleasure in receiving our help makes so many of our volunteers declare,
“Doing taxes is fun!”
For more information about becoming a local volunteer, or to sign up, visit our web site at www.aarp.org/taxaide, or call toll-free 1-888-OUR AARP.
AARP Tax-Aide is a program of the AARP Foundation, offered in conjunction with the IRS.
The AARP Foundation is an affiliated, 501 (c) (3) nonpartisan charitable organization, established in 1961. It administers
publicly and privately funded programs, such as AARP Tax-Aide and the AARP Senior Community Service Employment
Program. The Foundation also carries out the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy programs funded through Legal Counsel
for the Elderly, Inc. These programs also receive support from AARP.
The AARP Foundation is AARP’s affiliated charity. Foundation programs provide security, protection and empowerment
for older persons in need. Low-income older workers receive the job training and placement they need to re-join the
workforce. Free tax assistance and preparation is provided for low- and middle-income individuals, with special attention to those 60 and older. The Foundation’s litigation staff protects the legal rights of older Americans in critical health, long-term care, consumer and employment situations. Additional programs provide information, education and services to ensure that people over 50 lead lives of independence, dignity and purpose. Foundation programs are funded by grants, tax-deductible contributions and AARP.